Overview

• On September 17, the Sezione Consultiva issued parere sospeso n.1017/2025, pausing its consultative opinion on the draft Indicazioni for preschool and the first cycle.
• The advisory body cited structural shortcomings, including a regulatory impact analysis deemed inadequate, an unproven need for a comprehensive overhaul, and no concrete demonstration of consistency with cited EU acts.
• Financial and formal weaknesses were flagged, with doubts over available resources and unaccounted textbook updates, along with requests to correct errors and tighten terminology.
• The Consiglio di Stato asked the ministry to submit further documentation, clarifications, revised cost estimates, and corrected texts before it will revisit a favorable opinion.
• The Ministry of Education framed the step as interlocutory and not a rejection, while unions urged a substantial rewrite and warned that measures such as Latin at middle school could widen inequalities and strain staffing.